Friday, February 24, 2017

A Dowager Duchess Don't

In 1987 when we were living in Southern Connecticut, San Geraldo had a business trip to San Francisco. I was going with him. It was three months after my father's death and My Mother The Dowager Duchess was about to turn 60. So we invited her along.

My mother and I sat next to each other on the plane. San Geraldo was one row back. As boarding continued, a very attractive woman came through the door and walked down the aisle toward us. She had red hair and was dressed in teal blue from head to toe.

As the woman approached, The Duchess commented in a stage whisper, "How beautiful."

We hadn't noticed that behind her was a little boy. He also had red hair and was dressed entirely in teal blue.

The Duchess stage-whispered, "Cute."

A moment later, an extremely large man came lumbering down the aisle. He had red hair and also wore teal blue, top to bottom. A matched set.

The Duchess harrumphed, "Well that's just a bit too much!"

CLICK THE IMAGE AND DECIDE WHAT WORKS FOR YOU.AND DON'T WORRY WHAT THE DUCHESS MIGHT HAVE SAID.SHE HAD A TEAL BLUE "JOGGING SUIT." SHE DIDN'T JOG.

Great story on the plane! Sounds all too familiar to me.....travelling with Ron and his mother. Many funny moments,eh?Now, let me see which outfit has possibilities.....OK, the one in lower right corner at least has a unifying colour running throughout.....yellow/gold. And some inspiration was needed.But the others such plainly hurt the eyes!!

However, in the interests of full disclosure, I should reveal that I often dress quite tackily (a la that video) but only in the privacy of my own home. RARELY do I make the faux pas of wearing such outfits out in public. In public I appear to be quite a conservative dresser.

Travel:Looking like we tried to match makes me nuts, so Jerry now knows that if I'm dressed first he needs to call out and ask what color I'm wearing. If we show up wearing the same colors, I go back and change. Nuts!